STORRS, Conn. - The
Dartmouth swimming and diving teams closed out the non-conference slate with a
dual meet against UConn on Sunday (Feb. 5). The Big Green dropped both dual
meets to the Huskies.

Despite a hard fought meet on both sides, the women dropped
a close 158-142 meet to the Huskies while the men fell 172-128.

The Dartmouth women had a good showing in the freestyle and
backstroke events highlighted by the performance of Meredith Sweeney (Hinsdale, Ill.). The sophomore claimed the 100 and
200 backstroke titles with times of 58:82 and 2:05.67, respectively. The Big
Green also went 1-2-3 in the 200 free, 100 free and 100 back.

John Hill (Erie,
Pa.) had a great meet on the men's side. He won the 200 free with a time of
1:41.31 and was just a few tenths off a lifetime best and he also swam a
season-best in the 500 free with a time of 4:41.15.

Albert Roth
(Aurora, Ill.) also picked up wins for the Big Green in the 200 fly (1:52.16)
and took runner up honors in the 200 breast (2:06.26).

The female sprinters also had a good meet, with a 1-2-3
finish in the 100 free. Sasha Alcon
(Fremont, Calif.) led the Dartmouth contingent, taking first place with a time
of 52:59. Siobhan Hengemuhle
(Boulder, Colo.) and Christine Kerr
(Gainesville, Fla.) finished in second and third with times of 53:38 and 53.73.

Charlotte Williams
(Boca Raton, Fla.) paced the Big Green in the breaststroke events, swimming a
season best in the 200 breast with a time of 2:26.79, which was good enough for
runner-up honors.

Will Derdeyn (St.
Louis, Mo.) and Jack Driessen (Ridgefield,
Conn.) also won events for the Big Green. Derdyen claimed the 100 fly with a
time of 50:53 while Driessen won the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.52 in his final
collegiate meet.

The Big Green closed the meet with a win in the 400 free
relay on the women's side. The quartet of Christine Kerr, Alcon, Hengemuhle and
Elizabeth Kamai (Corte Madera,
Calif.) claimed top honors with a time of 3:31.09.

The teams will head to New York for its final Ivy League
dual meet of the season against Columbia on Saturday (Feb. 11).